Richard Mainwaring
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Effect of accessory pulmonary blood flow on survival after the bidirectional Glenn procedure.
Circulation. 1999; (19 Suppl): II151-6
The bidirectional Glenn procedure (BDG) is used in the staged surgical management of patients with a functional single ventricle. Controversy exists regarding whether accessory pulmonary blood flow (APBF) should be left at the time of BDG to augment systemic saturation or be eliminated to reduce volume load of the ventricle. The present study was a retrospective review of patients undergoing BDG that was conducted to assess the influence of APBF on survival rates.
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